My 25-year-old self wouldn't recognize this life. And I think that's the point.
Source: Business Insider ·
I spent years chasing corporate success. After becoming a mom of three, I started my own business and redefined what success means to me.
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The author's career is not what she thought it would look like when she was younger.Courtesy of the authorI spent decades building a marketing career, managing teams and budgets exceeding $1 million.After becoming a mom of three, I realized the corporate success I'd chased no longer fit my life.I started my own business, giving me the flexibility to support my kids and define success for myself.A Burger King commercial convinced 15-year-old me I needed to be in advertising. I was a Type-A, people-pleasing, rule-follower, doing everything to the highest standard, including planning a life and career I didn't think to question after a 30-second moment.My career would start at Leo Burnett. I'd work my way up, meet someone, get married at 27, and have kids a few years later.Life had other plansI landed in smaller organizations, doing a bit of everything. I worked my way up from marketing associate to director of marketing, where I managed teams and multiple brand budgets totaling more…
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